Electronic device and note reminder method

Abstract

In a note reminder method, the note includes a reminder event and personal information of a person associated with the reminder event, a current location of the electronic device is obtained. When a distance between the current location and a location of the person associated with a note is determined to be less than or equal to a predefined distance, the note reminder is executed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of a note reminder executable by at least one processor of a note reminder server, the note comprising a reminder event and personal information of a person associated with the reminder event, the method comprising:
 obtaining a current location of an electronic device, which communicates with the note reminder server;   determining whether a distance between the current location and a location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance;   generating a note reminder signal when the distance between the current location and the location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance;   transmitting the note reminder signal to the electronic device; and   controlling the electronic device to execute the note reminder in response to the signal.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising creating the note associated with a location; and storing the note in the note reminder server. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the note associated with a person is created by:
 providing a person list;   receiving a selection operation on the person list to select a person and an input operation for inputting content of the reminder event associated with the selected person; and   creating the note based on the selection operation and the input operation.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the note associated with a person is created by:
 providing an input box;   receiving input operations in the input box to input personal information of a person and content of the reminder event associated with the person; and   creating the note based on the input operations.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating a help interface to ask whether navigation from the current location to the location of the person associated with the note is needed;   displaying the generated help interface;   obtaining data of the navigation from an electronic map when receiving a need of the navigation from the current location to the location of the person associated with the note; and   displaying the data of the navigation.   
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the “determining whether a distance between the current location and a location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance” comprises:
 determining whether a distance between a current location of any other online members except the user of the electronic device to the current location of the electronic device is less than or equal to the predefined distance; 
 comparing personal information of online members whose distances from the electronic device are less than or equal to the predefined distance with the personal information of the person associated with the note; and 
 determining any online member whose distance from the electronic device is less than or equal to the predefined distance and further whose personal information match the personal information of the person associated with the note to be the person associated with the note. 
 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the “determining whether a distance between the current location and a location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance” comprises:
 obtaining a current location of the person associated with the note; and 
 determining whether a distance between the current location of the electronic device and the current location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance. 
 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining current location of the person associated with the note from an electronic map of the note reminder server;   marking the current location of the person in the electronic map; and   transmitting the marked current location of the person to the electronic device via a predefined way.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 re-determining a location relationship between the user and the person associated with the note in a predefine time interval;   transmitting the re-determined location relationship to the electronic device; and   displaying the re-determined location relationship on the electronic device, wherein the re-determined location relationship comprises far away or is close to.   
     
     
         10 . An electronic device comprising:
 a processor; and   a storage device that stores a note and one or more programs, the note comprising a reminder event and a location associated with the event, the programs which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:   obtain a current location of an electronic device;   determine whether a distance between the current location and a location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance;   generate a note reminder signal when the distance between the current location and the location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance; and   control the electronic device to execute the note reminder in response to the signal.   
     
     
         11 . The electronic device according to  claim 10 , wherein the “determining whether a distance between the current location and a location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance” comprises:
 determining whether a distance between a current location of any other online members except the user of the electronic device to the current location of the electronic device is less than or equal to the predefined distance; 
 comparing personal information of online members whose distances from the electronic device are less than or equal to the predefined distance with the personal information of the person associated with the note; and 
 determining any online member whose distance from the electronic device is less than or equal to the predefined distance and further whose personal information match the personal information of the person associated with the note to be the person associated with the note. 
 
     
     
         12 . The electronic device according to  claim 10 , wherein the “determining whether a distance between the current location and a location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance” comprises:
 obtaining a current location of the person associated with the note; and 
 determining whether a distance between the current location of the electronic device and the current location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance. 
 
     
     
         13 . The electronic device according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 obtaining current location of the person associated with the note from an electronic map of the note reminder server;   marking the current location of the person in the electronic map; and   transmitting the marked current location of the person to the electronic device via a predefined way.   
     
     
         14 . The electronic device according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 re-determining a location relationship between the user and the person associated with the note in a predefine time interval;   transmitting the re-determined location relationship to the electronic device; and   displaying the re-determined location relationship on the electronic device, wherein the re-determined location relationship comprises far away or is close to.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the processor to perform a method for a not reminding, wherein the method comprises:
 obtaining a current location of an electronic device;   determining whether a distance between the current location and a location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance;   generating a note reminder signal when the distance between the current location and the location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance;   transmitting the note reminder signal to the electronic device; and   controlling the electronic device to execute the note reminder in response to the signal.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory storage medium according to  claim 15 , wherein the “determining whether a distance between the current location and a location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance” comprises:
 determining whether a distance between a current location of any other online members except the user of the electronic device to the current location of the electronic device is less than or equal to the predefined distance; 
 comparing personal information of online members whose distances from the electronic device are less than or equal to the predefined distance with the personal information of the person associated with the note; and 
 determining any online member whose distance from the electronic device is less than or equal to the predefined distance and further whose personal information match the personal information of the person associated with the note to be the person associated with the note. 
 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory storage medium according to  claim 15 , wherein the “determining whether a distance between the current location and a location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance” comprises:
 obtaining a current location of the person associated with the note; and 
 determining whether a distance between the current location of the electronic device and the current location of the person associated with the note is less than or equal to a predefined distance. 
 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory storage medium according to  claim 15 , further comprising:
 obtaining current location of the person associated with the note from an electronic map of the note reminder server;   marking the current location of the person in the electronic map; and   transmitting the marked current location of the person to the electronic device via a predefined way.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory storage medium according to  claim 18 , further comprising:
 re-determining a location relationship between the user and the person associated with the note in a predefine time interval;   transmitting the re-determined location relationship to the electronic device; and   displaying the re-determined location relationship on the electronic device, wherein the re-determined location relationship comprises far away or is close to.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory storage medium according to  claim 15 , further comprising:
 generating a help interface to ask whether navigation from the current location to the location of the person associated with the note is needed;   displaying the generated help interface;   obtaining data of the navigation from an electronic map when receiving a need of the navigation from the current location to the location of the person associated with the note; and   displaying the data of the navigation.